For a moment, I actually believed that his wife had royal blood. then I realized he was pulling my leg.
Western cowboys loved to pull a stranger's leg.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
pull one's leg — {v. phr.}, {informal} To get someone to accept a ridiculous story as true; fool someone with a humorous account of something; trick. * /For a moment, I actually believed that his wife had royal blood. Then I realized he was pulling my leg./ *… … Dictionary of American idioms
pull one's leg — {v. phr.}, {informal} To get someone to accept a ridiculous story as true; fool someone with a humorous account of something; trick. * /For a moment, I actually believed that his wife had royal blood. Then I realized he was pulling my leg./ *… … Dictionary of American idioms
pull one's leg — trick or fool someone playfully Her grandfather is always pulling her leg when he comes to visit … Idioms and examples
pull one's leg — phrasal : to deceive or hoodwink someone : play a trick or prank upon someone admit he had been pulling my leg London Calling unaware that their legs were being pulled O.S.J.Gogarty … Useful english dictionary
pull one's leg — Tease one … A concise dictionary of English slang
pull one's leg — phrasal to deceive someone playfully ; hoax … New Collegiate Dictionary
pull one's leg — fool, make fun of … English contemporary dictionary
Pull the other leg (it's got bells on)! — Pull the other leg/one (it s got bells on)! something that you say in order to tell someone that you do not believe what they have just said. Helen, going rock climbing? Pull the other one she can t even climb a ladder without feeling sick! … New idioms dictionary
leg, pull one's — Tease one … A concise dictionary of English slang
leg-pulling — noun as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true • Syn: ↑leg pull • Hypernyms: ↑jest, ↑joke, ↑jocularity * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) … Useful english dictionary
